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SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout

About a month after SpaceX’s first launch of Starship “Version 3,” the company has started testing a subsequent Starship vehicle. In a prelaunch test, the next-generation stack “breathes fire” for the first time, marking continued iteration on the V3 architecture and booster integration.

2026-06-26T12:12:04.619477-07:00

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SpaceX targets U.S. consumer mobile market with Starlink direct-to-consumer service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-

2026-06-26T06:47:59.615267-07:00

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SpaceX alumni entrepreneurship fuels $9.2B in new funding, Crustdata shows

2026-06-26T05:55:58.726573-07:00

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Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

2026-06-25T22:17:01.079479-07:00

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SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout About a month after SpaceX’s first launch of Starship “Version 3,” the company has started testing a subsequent Starship vehicle. In a prelaunch test, the next-generation stack “breathes fire” for the first time, marking continued iteration on the V3 architecture and booster integration.

2026-06-26T12:12:04.619477-07:00

SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout

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SpaceX targets U.S. consumer mobile market with Starlink direct-to-consumer service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T- SpaceX has told investors it plans to launch a Starlink mobile service for U.S. consumers, reported by the Financial Times. The push would put the satellite broadband provider into head-to-head competition with major mobile network operators, positioning Starlink as more than a fixed broadband alternative.

2026-06-26T06:47:59.615267-07:00

SpaceX targets U.S. consumer mobile market with Starlink direct-to-consumer service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-

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SpaceX alumni entrepreneurship fuels $9.2B in new funding, Crustdata shows Crustdata estimates that roughly 1,330 SpaceX alumni have founded new ventures since leaving the company, with those founders raising a cumulative $9.2B to date. The data points to a growing “talent-to-startup” pipeline emerging from SpaceX’s orbit-to-AI ecosystem build-out.

2026-06-26T05:55:58.726573-07:00

SpaceX alumni entrepreneurship fuels $9.2B in new funding, Crustdata shows

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Starlink veterans launch startup to broaden megaconstellation ownership

2026-06-26T05:13:33.314171-07:00

Starlink veterans launch start

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Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation Rocket Lab is set to launch its “Ten Owl of Ten” mission from New Zealand on June 26, adding to Japan-based Synspective’s Earth-imaging constellation. The flight underscores the company’s ongoing cadence of dedicated Electron missions supporting constellation growth for space imaging customers.

2026-06-25T22:17:01.079479-07:00

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

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Infleqtion joins Voyager Technologies and partners on a new U.S. quantum space initiative Infleqtion is teaming with Voyager Technologies, Monarch Quantum, Armada, and the University of Colorado Boulder to advance U.S. quantum space ambitions. The group’s collaboration signals a push to bring quantum-focused capabilities into space-industry development pipelines through a broader multi-organization effort.

2026-06-25T14:41:21.140209-07:00

Infleqtion joins Voyager Technologies and partners on a new U.S. quantum space initiative

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Rocket Lab wins NASA contracts for PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions on Electron from New Zealand NASA selected Rocket Lab to provide three Electron launches covering two separate missions: PolSIR and TSIS-2, planned for early next year. The PolSIR payload will measure polarized submillimetre radiation from polar ice clouds, while TSIS-2 will observe solar irradiance and its spectral impacts, launched from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.

2026-06-25T13:47:47.624199-07:00

Rocket Lab wins NASA contracts for PolSIR and TSIS-2 science missions on Electron from New Zealand

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Capella Space validates Mynaric optical communications terminal on first deployment on newest SAR satellite Capella Space has validated a Mynaric optical communications terminal on its latest SAR satellite, marking the first time Capella has deployed an optical terminal. The demonstration builds confidence in lasercom payload performance and in-flight/space-to-ground optical integration as optical connectivity expands beyond radio frequency systems.

2026-06-25T13:12:28.536105-07:00

Capella Space validates Mynaric optical communications terminal on first deployment on newest SAR satellite

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SpaceX begins prelaunch testing of its next Starship after V3’s initial rollout

SpaceX targets U.S. consumer mobile market with Starlink direct-to-consumer service, aiming to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-

SpaceX alumni entrepreneurship fuels $9.2B in new funding, Crustdata shows

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

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